Disney+, Disney Channel And National Geographic Content Take The Stage At The Winter 2023 TCA Press Tour With A Robust Slate Of Premiere Dates And First Looks

Panels Included “American Born Chinese,” “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” “Prom Pact,” “The Crossover,” “A Small Light,” “Explore the World with the Next Gen of Nat Geo Storytellers,” “Nat Geo Documentary Films Directors,” and “Secrets of the Elephants”

(PASADENA, Calif. – Jan. 13, 2023) Disney+, Disney Channel and National Geographic Content marked the Winter 2023 TCA Press Tour with a robust slate of premiere dates and first looks across linear and streaming. Panels showcased throughout the day included “American Born Chinese,” “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” “Prom Pact,” “The Crossover,” “A Small Light,” “Explore the World with the Next Gen of Nat Geo Storytellers,” “Nat Geo Documentary Films Directors” and “Secrets of the Elephants.”

Premiere dates and links to new assets are below (in order of premiere date):

 

“Star Wars: The Bad Batch”

• Season Two Now Streaming With New Episodes on Wednesdays

Nat Geo Doc Films’ “Fire of Love,” “Retrograde,” “The Territory” and “The Flagmakers”

• Now Streaming on Disney+

“Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller”

• Season Two Premieres Jan. 18 at 9/8c on National Geographic, Next Day on Hulu

“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”

• Season Two Premieres With All Episodes Streaming on Feb. 1 on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)
  
  

“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”

• Premieres Friday, Feb. 10, on Disney Channel, With the First Six Episodes Streaming Wednesday, Feb. 15, on Disney+ (U.S. Only, International to Follow)
  
  

“A Small Light”

• Premieres Spring 2023 on National Geographic and Disney+
  

“American Born Chinese”

• Premieres Spring 2023 on Disney+
  

  

  

  

  

  
  

“Restaurants at the End of the World”

• Premieres Tuesday, March 21, on National Geographic; All Episodes Begin Streaming Spring 2023 on Disney+

“Prom Pact”

• Premieres Thursday, March 30, at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST on Disney Channel; Next Day on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

“The Crossover”

• Premieres Tuesday, April 4, on Disney Channel and Wednesday, April 5, on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

 

“Secrets of the Elephants”

• Premieres Friday, April 21, on National Geographic, Next Day on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)
  

“Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper”

• Premieres Saturday, June 17, on Nat Geo Wild, Summer 2023 on Disney+

“Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins”

• Premieres Sunday, July 9, on National Geographic, Summer 2023 on Disney+

 

About Disney+
Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, along with The Simpsons and much more. In select international markets, it also includes the general entertainment content brand, Star. The flagship direct-to-consumer streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, Disney+ offers an ever-growing collection of exclusive originals, including feature-length films, documentaries, live-action and animated series, and short-form content. With unprecedented access to Disney’s long history of incredible film and television entertainment, Disney+ is also the exclusive streaming home for the newest releases from The Walt Disney Studios. Disney+ is available as a standalone streaming service, as part of the Disney Bundle in the U.S. that gives subscribers access to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, or as part of Combo+ in Latin America with Star+, the standalone general entertainment and sports streaming service in the region. For more, visit disneyplus.com, or find the Disney+ app on most mobile and connected TV devices.

 

About Disney Branded Television
Disney Branded Television encompasses the creative storytellers, and production and marketing teams responsible for Disney-branded television series, movies and other programming spanning live-action, animated and unscripted formats. The group helps fuel the Disney+ streaming platform and Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior linear networks with content geared toward kids, tweens, teens and families, with stories that are imaginative, aspirational and reflective of their world and experiences. Recent projects include “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” “Monsters at Work,” “The Mysterious Benedict Society,” “Growing Up,” and “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends,” as well as upcoming “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.” Disney Branded Television has created some of the most iconic and award-winning properties and franchises, including Peabody Award winners “Doc McStuffins” and “The Owl House”; Emmy® Award winners “Big City Greens,” “Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts,” and “Elena of Avalor”; the beloved “Mickey Mouse” cartoon shorts plus the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) franchise, comprised of more than 100 titles.

 

About National Geographic Content
Award-winning and critically acclaimed National Geographic Content, part of a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and the National Geographic Society, creates and delivers riveting stories and experiences in natural history, science, adventure and exploration. Inspiring a deeper connection to the world, the content studio reaches 300 million people worldwide in 180 countries and 33 languages across the global National Geographic channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO), National Geographic Documentary Films, and direct-to-consumer platforms Disney+ and Hulu. Its diverse content includes Emmy® Award-winning franchise Genius, series Life Below Zero and Secrets of the Whales, and Oscar®- and BAFTA award-winning film Free Solo. In 2022, National Geographic Content was awarded eight News and Documentary Emmys, in addition to Life Below Zero’s Emmy win for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program, it’s sixth Emmy overall. For more information, visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or follow Nat Geo on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.